His winning bet during the financial crisis garnered him fame—now, he’s betting against Elon Musk’s Tesla Eisman favors buying shares of General Motors and is shorting TeslaEisman says Tesla’s quarterly results could be pivotal for the electric-car manufacturer whose polarizing founder has been ensnared in a series of controversies in recent weeks and has been described by critics as a megalomaniacal distraction for Tesla.

‘Big Short’ author Michael Lewis takes on Trump and the weather in new audiobookListening to most people talk about the weather is pure torture. Three minutes can seem like three hours. Michael Lewis isn’t most people.

Great news for bulls: The stock market just did something it hasn’t done in 60 yearsJeffrey Saut, chief investment strategist at Raymond James, made two very critical observations Tuesday that are likely to reverberate going forward. One, the stock market made a positive move that has not happened since 1958 and two, Democrats are likely to fail in their effort to retake the Senate and may even fall short in the House this fall.

Summer reading: Don’t forget these seven investing books, from Buffett to Shiller It’s good to be reminded of randomness and risk in pursuit of returnsIt’s good to be reminded of randomness and risk in pursuit of returns.

This is how some ETFs are run like a shell-game scam Intraday pricing on the funds means arbitrageurs make the money at the expense of individual investorsIntraday pricing on the funds means arbitrageurs make the money at the expense of individual investors, says Ivan Martchev.

This critical look at central bankers is Amazon’s best business book of 2018 (so far) Nomi Prins and ‘Collusion: How Central Bankers Rigged the World’Nomi Prins and “Collusion: How Central Bankers Rigged the World” heads these 20 picks.

A China skeptic takes a victory lap as unwanted steel floods the market ‘This is incredibly interesting and political and yet everyone just took China’s word for it,’ analyst saysChina was supposed to be curtailing steel production as it pivoted to a service-sector, clean economy, but that hasn’t happened. Here’s a look at the research firm that called it.

HBO drama ‘Succession’ chronicles an 80-year-old business mogul who won’t retire Cable drama strives to be ‘Game of Thrones’ of the business media worldCable drama strives to be ‘Game of Thrones’ of the business media world.

‘Flash boys’ exchange IEX hits back at Nasdaq lawsuit IEX said timing of Nasdaq’s attack is no coincidence as it plans to sell companies on switching listings IEX Group Inc., the nascent exchange known for its attacks on high-frequency trading made famous by Michael Lewis’s book “Flash Boys,” hit back at Nasdaq Inc. on Wednesday, asking a federal court in New Jersey to dismiss a lawsuit alleging it infringed on Nasdaq’s patented processes to support stock exchange operations.

AI will change stock-market trading, but it can’t wipe out the human touch When a trade is complex, there’s no substitute for human judgmentTraders who moved fast to interpret and react to new information will likely be replaced by those who judge opportunities that no one else — let alone automated bots — can see

Coinbase aims to become one of the first bitcoin exchanges to welcome high-speed trading Coinbase plans to allow trading firms to place servers directly in its data center, a practice called co-locationCoinbase Inc., which operates the largest U.S. cryptocurrency exchange, said that it would upgrade its systems with services that cater to ultrafast traders.

Steve Eisman, of ‘The Big Short’ fame, is bearish on cryptos and Deutsche BankSteve Eisman famously predicted the meltdown of the U.S. housing market ahead of the financial crisis in 2008, and his call was immortalized in “The Big Short,” a film based on the nonfiction book about the subprime bubble by Michael Lewis.

Trump Today: Comey ‘untruthful slime ball’ who should be prosecuted, president says Trump pardons ‘Scooter’ Libby President Donald Trump attacked James Comey on Friday, calling the former Federal Bureau of Investigation chief “a weak and untruthful slime ball” after Comey likened the president to a mob boss in his forthcoming memoir.

Crazy-fast pace of new job creation can’t last, can it? Slower hiring likely in March Unemployment rate could dip below 4% for first time since 2000This is not supposed to be happening: The U.S. added a whopping 552,000 new jobs in the first two months of 2018 even though the current economic expansion is one of the oldest ever. It can’t keep up, can it?

Wall Street is divided between pre- and post-2008 investment pros The new generation has only known low interest rates and rising stock pricesThe new generation has only known low interest rates and rising stock prices. By Jared Dillian.

Why would someone steal Frances McDormand’s Oscar? Aside from the ethical question, and sheer strangeness, it’s also hard to sell an Oscar statueAside from the ethical question, and sheer strangeness, it’s also hard to sell an Oscar statue.

Nasdaq sues 'Flash Boys' exchange IEX, claims patent infringementNasdaq sued IEX Group claiming patent infringement Thursday, in the latest beef between the traditional exchange and the upstart profiled in the Michael Lewis book "Flash Boys." Nasdaq claims that IEX is infringing on seven patents that relate to "closing auction processes, multi-parallel order processing, matching engine performance, and data feed optimizations," according to Nasdaq's announcement of the suit Thursday afternoon. Nasdaq notes that IEX employs "several" former Nasdaq employees, and that IEX says in public filings that "its closing auction process was 'designed based on extensive review of' Nasdaq's patented process." The suit, which Nasdaq said was filed in U.S. District Court in New Jersey, seeks to halt IEX's use of the technology as well as financial remuneration, Nasdaq said. IEX was despite . IEX seeks to slow down trades minutely to ward off high-speed traders, whom they believe seek to game the system by front-running other traders, which was also the theme of "Flash Boys." "Similar to our exchange application process, this is yet another attempt by Nasdaq to obstruct an innovative new competitor," an IEX spokesman said in response to the lawsuit.

This is what happens when Skynet from ‘Terminator’ takes over the stock market Computers, high-frequency trading and leverage can easily roil the marketsComputers, high-frequency trading and leverage can easily roil the markets. By Ivan Martchev.

Steve Wynn’s sexual misconduct scandal could rattle new exchange’s plans IEX, seeking to challenge NYSE and Nasdaq for listings, was expecting to bring on Wynn ResortsThe sexual-misconduct allegations against Steve Wynn could impact a company that has little to do with casinos: IEX Group Inc., a startup stock exchange that is looking to shake up the business of U.S. corporate listings.

The complete list of Oscar nominations ‘The Shape of Water,’ directed by Mexican filmmaker Guillermo del Toro, nabbed the most Oscar nominations with 13Here are the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science nominations for the 90th Oscars.

Lawsuit accusing stock exchanges of favoring high-speed traders can continue Class-action case claims everyday investors were defraudedA federal appeals court said Tuesday that a lawsuit accusing stock exchanges of defrauding investors by favoring high-speed traders can go forward, in a blow to the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Inc

Three money managers who lived through the 1987 stock-market crash warn of danger today ‘I would take some money off now because ... there are clear signs of deranged valuations,’ says Gabelli fund manager Lawrence Haverty‘I would take some money off now because ... there are clear signs of deranged valuations,’ says Gabelli fund manager Lawrence Haverty.

BNP Paribas to stop financing shale projectsPARIS--French lender BNP Paribas SA said Wednesday it will no longer finance shale and oil sands projects, in one of the clearest signs yet the banking industry is re-evaluating its relationship with the oil sector amid mounting pressure from investors and top financial institutions.

BNP Paribas to stop financing shale projectsPARIS -- French lender BNP Paribas SA said Wednesday it will no longer finance shale and oil sands projects, in one of the clearest signs yet the banking industry is re-evaluating its relationship with the oil sector amid mounting pressure from investors and top financial institutions.

6 books recommended by Richard Thaler, Nobel Prize winner and a founding father of behavioral economics Michael Lewis and Daniel Kahneman topped the list of his favorite authors Michael Lewis and Daniel Kahneman topped the list of his favorite authorsMichael Lewis and Daniel Kahneman topped the list of his favorite authors.

The amazing, untold story of Wall Street’s other trailblazing Hamilton America’s first black millionaire was equal parts brilliance and ruthlessnessAt a time when most of his fellow black New Yorkers were treated as second-class citizens, or worse, Jeremiah Hamilton made a fortune on Wall Street, through canny knowledge—and skillful, perhaps illegal, manipulation—of the insurance and real-estate markets, as well as through services that are the forerunners to modern-day asset management and hedge funds.

On its first anniversary as a stock-market exchange, IEX draws both critics and praise ‘To say that we haven’t made an impact is disingenuous’ CEO saysA year after becoming a full-fledged exchange platform, IEX Group Inc. still finds itself a maverick stock-trading venue attempting to disrupt a clubby, entrenched Wall Street system.

Jerry Lewis, famed comedian and actor, dies at 91 Frantic funnyman’s partnership with singer Dean Martin was among the most celebrated pairings in show businessJerry Lewis, the frantic funnyman whose knack for broad comedy took him from the Borscht Belt of upstate New York to the pinnacle of 20th-century stardom, has died, according to his manager. He was 91.

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